Everybody pick up their 96 pinnacle playing cards? Been chasing that one for 20 years.

Yep!! In fact afterwards I was trying to read up on those a little more and I use your site as a reference sometimes in looking at cards from sets that include both McGwire and Puckett. I noticed that you had a contributed photo and I thought, "I bet I know somebody who's happy tonight..."

I was a little surprised that the Griffey's lasted as long as they did. Perhaps they are not as rare as I thought, but obviously your note about looking for 20 years is evidence they are not easy to come by. Since I got back into the hobby two years ago I just know that this was my first opportunity to get a Puckett.

Yep!! In fact afterwards I was trying to read up on those a little more and I use your site as a reference sometimes in looking at cards from sets that include both McGwire and Puckett. I noticed that you had a contributed photo and I thought, "I bet I know somebody who's happy tonight..."

I was a little surprised that the Griffey's lasted as long as they did. Perhaps they are not as rare as I thought, but obviously your note about looking for 20 years is evidence they are not easy to come by. Since I got back into the hobby two years ago I just know that this was my first opportunity to get a Puckett.

I was curious myself. Considering this seller has 10 of each card. I guess he could have hoarded them. Who knows.

If memory serves me correctly, for the fanfest in '96, they had a guy that built a house of cards using these special decks at the show. They did it again in '97. I don't think these were given away which means someone had to grab some from the event itself or backdoor them. I've heard rumors most were destroyed. I don't remember how many decks they printed for the event.

Yep!! In fact afterwards I was trying to read up on those a little more and I use your site as a reference sometimes in looking at cards from sets that include both McGwire and Puckett. I noticed that you had a contributed photo and I thought, "I bet I know somebody who's happy tonight..."

I was a little surprised that the Griffey's lasted as long as they did. Perhaps they are not as rare as I thought, but obviously your note about looking for 20 years is evidence they are not easy to come by. Since I got back into the hobby two years ago I just know that this was my first opportunity to get a Puckett.

Thoughts? Do YOU think the Ripken and McGwire buyers were greedy, looking to flip for big profits or are they habitual hoarders who can't help but buy them all or did they just get lucky by being early enough to grab them all? 9 different folks got a shot at Thomas, but I could see his selling as a group as well if the right buyer sees them first.

I went back and grabbed a Maddux and a Piazza. Would have bought a Thomas too, but they were all gone.

I bought a Thomas, Griffey, Maddux, Chipper, and Ripken for $5 each. As for the Thomas selling to multiple people, we are in communication with each other through facebook, so we can help each other out in times like this.